US DOI/BLM Castadral Survey Marker TR 37 AP 4 -- Mojave Cross, nr Cima CA
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N 35° 18.889 W 115° 33.033
11S E 631760 N 3908919
A US DOI/BLM Castadral Survey Marker T at the boundary between government land and VFW land at the Mojave Cross, nr Cima CA
Waymark Code: WMQVNN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This US Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management Castadral Survey Marker is placed in Township 14N, Range 13E in the Mojave Desert.

The becnhmark is located at the western corner of the 1 acre of land carved out of this government preserve and given to the Barstow, CA Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter to settle a vexing constitutional dispute over the Mojave Cross, a memorial which had been erected on Sunrise Mountain 60 years before this area became government land.

This benchmark is not listed in the National Geodetic Survey

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Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TR 37 APT 4

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Bur. of Land Management

Monumentation type: Cadastral survey Disk

County: San Bernardino Co CA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cima

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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Special Category (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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